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Mary Robinette Kowal (born February 8, 1969 in Raleigh, N.C., as Mary Robinette Harrison) is an American author and puppeteer.〔(Mary Robinette Kowal Website )〕 ==Life and career== Mary Harrison was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and studied at East Carolina University. She graduated with a degree in Art Education with a minor in theater, and began work as a professional puppeteer in 1989. She has performed for the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Productions, and her own production company, Other Hand Productions.〔(Mary Robinette Kowal (Web Lackey, Actor, Writer) )(archive), Williamette Radio Workshop〕 She also worked in Iceland on the children's television show ''LazyTown'' for two seasons.〔(Mary Robinette Kowal FAQs )〕 She was recently accepted as a participant in a Sesame Puppetry Workshop.〔(Kowal, Mary Robinette. "My audition for the Sesame Street puppetry workshop. Video and results." ''Journal'' January 3, 2014; accessed January 5, 2014 )〕 Kowal served as art director for ''Shimmer Magazine'' and in 2010 was named art director for ''Weird Tales''.〔(VanderMeer promoted to editor in chief ), ''CapClave.org'', 2010-01-25.〕 She served as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for two years, and was elected to the position of SFWA vice-president in 2010.〔''(An Interview With Mary Robinette Kowal )'' patrickrothfuss.com〕 In 2008, her second year of eligibility, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.〔(The Hugo Awards )〕 Kowal's work as an author includes "For Solo Cello, op. 12,"〔''(''maryrobinettekowal.com'' )''〕 (originally published in ''Cosmos Magazine'' and reprinted in ''Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition'',〔''Science Fiction: The Best of the Year'', Rich Horton, Editor. ISBN 978-0809572502〕) which made the preliminary ballot for the 2007 Nebula Awards.〔(''Nebula Awards preliminary ballot released'' ) sfscope.com 2008-01-11〕 Her fiction has also appeared in ''Talebones Magazine'', ''Strange Horizons'', and ''Apex Digest'', among other venues.〔(Mary Robinette Kowal Bibliography )〕 Her debut novel ''Shades of Milk and Honey'' was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Two of her short fiction works have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story: "Evil Robot Monkey" in 2009 and "For Want of a Nail," which won the award in 2011. Her novelette, ''The Lady Astronaut of Mars'' was ineligible for the 2013 Hugo Awards because it had only been released as part of an audiobook, but was later published in text format and went on to win the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.〔(''Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection.'' ) Northern Illinois University. on archon.lib.niu.edu〕 After appearing several times as a guest star in the podcast, Writing Excuses, she became a full-time cast member at the start of their sixth season in 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Robinette Kowal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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